November 21
South Africa: Strict Deadline for Meter Re-coding - South African News Briefs - November 21, 2024
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Zimbabwe: Former First Lady Grace Mugabe Breaks Down After Seeing Late Husband's Belongings During Theft Case
New Zimbabwe
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe broke down in court on Wednesday upon glimpsing the belongings of her husband, late long-time ruler Robert Mugabe. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Growing Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance in Goat, Sheep Farming
The Herald
On a small farm in Nyazvidzi in Gutu District, Tendai, a goat farmer, noticed that several of his animals had developed a persistent cough. Read more »
Southern Africa: Namibia Lose Out On SADC Record Show
Namibian
A record eight SADC nations have qualified for the 2025 Afcon finals in Morocco but Namibia won't be one of them. Read more »
Namibia: More Than 8,000 GBV Cases Reported in Two Years
Namibian
Namibian Police inspector general Joseph Shikongo says 8 076 gender-based violence (GBV) cases were recorded countrywide over the past two years. Read more »
Namibia: Namibia On Red Alert As Angola Confirms Mpox Case
Namibian
Namibia is on high alert after neighbouring Angola confirmed a case of the infectious disease, mpox, on Wednesday. Read more »
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Southern Africa: Virtual Launch of the 2024 Southern Africa Economic Outlook
African Development Bank (AfDB)
WHAT: Launch Event for the Southern Africa Economic Outlook 2024, themed "Driving Africa's Transformation: The Reform of the Global Financial Architecture." Read more »
Zimbabwe: Experts Call for African-Centric Data Protection Strategies Amid Rising Cybersecurity Threats
263Chat
The 6th edition of Privacy Symposium Africa convened in Harare entered day two focusing on the privacy risks posed by rapidly advancing technologies. Read more »
South Africa: Public Works Workers Have Slept Outside City Hall for a Month, Hoping to Get Jobs Back
GroundUp
Their contracts were terminated in July and the eThekwini municipality says it is only considering applicants 35 or younger Read more »
Zimbabwe: Over 100,000 Illegal Houses in Harare Not Paying Rates, Council Prejudiced of Billions
New Zimbabwe
HARARE Mayor Jacob Mafume says the City Council is losing money due to a chaotic billing system and has failed to collect rates from over 100,000 houses illegally built in the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Security Guards Petition Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Over Poor Salaries
New Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Security Guards Union (ZISEGU) has petitioned the Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe over the urgent need to repeal Statutory Instrument 58/2024 which allows… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Gets Commonwealth Leaders Support in Bid to Rejoin Bloc Despite Tainted Elections
New Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's efforts to get Zimbabwe back into the Commonwealth are being backed by the grouping's secretary general, Patricia Scotland, who believes he has done… Read more »
South Africa: Once-Abandoned Vleifontein Library Nearing Completion At Last
GroundUp
Construction on the R16-million facility began in September 2022 Read more »
Zimbabwe: Sakhile Back Home
The Herald
Reigning Miss Universe Zimbabwe Sakhile Dube arrived home yesterday from Mexico. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Former First Lady Mugabe Testifies in Theft Case
The Herald
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday sobbed in court after positively identifying her late husband Robert Gabriel Mugabe's suits, which were purportedly stolen by their four… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Dairy Initiatives Uplift Lives in Chipinge
The Herald
Smallholder farmers have found new hope for and economic opportunities through the dairy value chain initiatives that are already transforming community livelihoods in Chipinge,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Ecocash Loses ZWG148, 7 Million in Conversion to New Currency
New Zimbabwe
DIVERSIFIED digital solutions group, Ecocash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited has suffered a ZWG148,7 million loss during migration to the newly introduced currency. Read more »
November 20
South Africa: Eskom Reaches No Load Shedding Milestone
SAnews.gov.za
Eskom has reached a new milestone having recorded its longest stretch of not implementing load shedding in five years. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Women Farmers Leading Climate Resilience in Zimbabwe
263Chat
Zimbabwe's agriculture sector, long dominated by smallholder farmers, is undergoing a women-led transformation. Read more »
Zambia: Zambia's Catholic Bishops Raise Concern Over Rights Violations
VOA
In Zambia, Catholic bishops raised the alarm this week about increased arrests and prolonged detentions of opposition leaders. Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique President Wants Talks to End Weeks of Post-Election Unrest
VOA
In a state of the nation address late Tuesday, outgoing Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi invited the four presidential candidates for a dialogue as part of a bid to end… Read more »
Africa: Madagascar's Huge Ocean Algae Bloom Was Caused By Dust From Drought-Stricken Southern Africa [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of nutrient-rich dust landing in the sea, causing ocean algae… Read more »
Angola: Mitrelli and Angola Inaugurate Third Hospital in just one Year [announcement]
allAfrica
This week, the Swiss company Mitrelli celebrated another milestone in the West African country of Angola, inaugurating its third state of the art hospital in the space of a… Read more »
Africa: Malawi, Zambia Speak Out About Russia's Influence, Concerned That It's 'A Double-Edged Sword'
Nyasa Times
Malawi and Zambia, just like other Southern African Development Community (Sadc) countries, have spoken out about the relationship with Russia amid rising concerns that it is 'a… Read more »
Southern Africa: Namibia Seeks Solutions During Dire Drought
allAfrica
Climate shocks and emergencies are no longer distant concerns - they are now a reality. The rains in Namibia might provide a brief respite, but the underlying crisis remains. Read more »
Mozambique: Three More Protesters Shot Dead, Opposition Leader Declares Period of Mourning
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Two key donors - the EU and the UK - have indirectly backed Frelimo in the dispute over the elections, in a way which will clearly strengthen the position of hard-liners within the… Read more »
